custom assets, permanent alliances enabled?

[Hawe Hawe]

I normally choose a custom game with aggressive AI and sometimes raging barbs. My question is whether i have to enable permanent alliances, to make the mercurians work right? Will the permanent alliance with their summoner even be active if the option isn't checked?

 

[Gravage]

No need to have the option enabled, you'll have a permanent alliance with Basi either way.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

I think that there are problems if you manage to get a permanent alliance before you build the Mercurian gate, so it might be safer not to check this option.